Residential Advisors
SOC 39-9041 · 2024-2034
Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $47,832per year
- Projected openings
- 17,920
- Projected change
- +16.9%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Service Orientation
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $57,299 | 990 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $56,883 | 750 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $56,688 | 1,140 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $55,371 | 180 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $55,114 | 110 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $52,450 | 70 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $50,793 | 130 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $50,609 | 220 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $48,922 | 1,430 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $48,131 | 130 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $47,925 | 110 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $47,729 | 410 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $47,020 | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,019 | 4,570 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $47,002 | 1,140 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $46,598 | 130 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $46,567 | 800 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $46,156 | 210 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $46,105 | 300 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $45,673 | 420 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $45,559 | 240 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $45,251 | 110 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,220 | 750 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $45,025 | 110 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $42,927 | 60 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $41,549 | 60 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $39,050 | 110 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $37,610 | 150 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $36,040
- A quarter earn under
- $40,029
- Half earn under
- $47,832
- Three quarters earn under
- $59,049
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $72,152
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | $84,606 | 35,490 | +19.3% |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | $45,725 | 17,450 | +14.8% |
| First-line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | $57,531 | 14,050 | +9.8% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $67,025 | 60,640 | +14.1% |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $52,520 | 73,580 | +16.1% |
| First-line Supervisors of Entertainment And Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services | $54,978 | 19,590 | +9.9% |